Jon Chaika Born: May 27, 1983 Providence, Rhode Island Jon Chaika Dept. of Mathematics 155 S 1400 E Room 233 Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0090 Email: chaika@math.utah.edu Current Position: Assistant Professor University of Utah 2013- Past Position: L.E. Dickson Instructor/NSF Postdoc University of Chicago -2013 Education: Graduate Student in Mathematics Rice University 2005- Advisor: Michael Boshernitzan Thesis: Interval exchange transformations: topological mixing, Hausdorff dimensions for ergodic measures and disjointness M.A. in Mathematics Rice University 2007 B.S. in Mathematics University of Iowa 2001-2005 Interests: Ergodic theory of interval exchanges, flows on flat surfaces and Teichmüller geodesic flow. Diophantine approximation. Awards: Poincare Chair IHP 2017 Sloan Fellowship NSF Career grant 2015- NSF Standard Grant 2013-2015 Warnock Chair University of Utah 2012-2018 NSF Postdoc -2013 CODY Postdoc Tracy Thomas Award Rice University 2007-2009 Watts Fellowship Rice University 2005 Invited visits: Group Actions and numbers Newton Instiute June Dynamics and Numbers Max Planck Institute July Mod spaces of Riem surfaces PCMI July 2011
Papers: 1) Every transformation is disjoint from almost every IET. Ann. of Math. 2012 arxiv:0905.2370 2) Diophantine properties of IETs and general systems: quantitative proximality and connectivity (with M. Boshernitzan). Inventiones 2013 arxiv:0910.5412 3) There exists a topologically mixing IET. ETDS 2012 arxiv:0910.3986 4) Shrinking targets for IETs: Extending a Theorem of Kurzweil. GAFA 2011 arxiv: 0910.2694 5) Borel-Cantelli sequences (with M. Boshernitzan). J. Analyse 2012 arxiv: 0910.5412 6) The distribution of gaps for saddle connection directions (with J. Athreya). GAFA 2012 arxiv:1012.4298 7) Omega recurrence in cocyles (with D. Ralston). ETDS. arxiv:1109.2999 8) Schrödinger Operators defined by interval exchange transformation (with D. Damanik and H. Krüger). Journal of Modern Dynamics 2009 arxiv:08093230 9) Hausdorff dimension for ergodic measures of interval exchange transformations. Journal of Modern Dynamics 2008 arxiv:0807.2231 10) Some skew products with exotic properties. Geo. Ded. arxiv:1105.3633 11) Winning games for bounded geodesics in the moduli space of quadratic differentials (with Y. Cheung and H. Masur). Journal of Modern Dynamics 2013 arxiv:1109.5976 12) Every transformation is disjoint from almost every non-classical exchange (with V. Gadre). Geo. Ded. arxiv: 1110.2474 13) Topological mixing for some residual sets or interval exchange transformations (with J. Fickenscher) Comm. Math. Phys 2015 arxiv:1304.8127 14) The gap distribution of slopes of the golden L. (with J. Athreya and S. Lelievre) Contemp Math 631 arxiv:1308:42.03 15) The Hausdorff dimension of non-uniquely ergodic direction in H(2) is almost everywhere 1/2 (with J. Athreya) Geom. & Top 2015. arxiv:1404.4657 16) Every flat surface is Birkhoff and Oseledets generic in almost every direction (with A. Eskin) Journal of Modern Dynamics 2015 arxiv:1304.8127 17) There exists an interval exchange with a non-ergodic generic measure. (with H. Masur). Journal of Modern Dynamics 2015 arxiv:14010.1576 18) On the limit set in PMF of Teichmüller geodesics. (with H. Masur and M. Wolf) Accepted Crelle's Journal arxiv:1406.0564. 19) Appendix C of Right-angled billiards and volumes of moduli space of quadratic differentials on CP^1. (Paper by J. Athreya, A. Eskin and A. Zorich) accepted Annales ENS arxiv: 1212.1660 20) A dichotomy for the stability of arithmetic progressions (with M. Boshernitzan) Proceedings AMS 2016 arxiv:1303.4684 21) Circle averages and disjointness in typical flat surfaces on every Teichmueller disc (with P. Hubert). Accepted Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society arxiv: 1510.05955
22) The set of uniquely ergodic IETs is path connected (with S. Hensel) accepted Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems arxiv:1405.0767 23) Quantitative shrinking target properties for rotations interval exchanges and billiards in rational polygons. (with D. Constantine) Submitted. arxiv:1201.0941 24) A smooth mixing flow on a surface with non-degenerate fixed points. (with A. Wright) Submitted. arxiv:1501.02881 25) Logarithmic laws and unique ergodicity. (with R. Trevino) Journal of Modern dynamics 2017 arxiv:1603.00076 26) Horocycle flow orbits and lattice surface characterizations (with K. Lindsey). Accepted Ergodic Theory and Dynamical System arxiv:1508.02801 27) Ergodicity of skew products over linearly recurrent IETs (with D. Robertson). Submitted. arxiv:1709.01575 28) The set of non-uniquely ergodic d-iets has Hausdorff codimension 1/2 (with H. Masur). Submitted. arxiv:1801.00770 27) Ergodic multidimensional continued fraction algorithms. (with A. Nogueira) arxiv:1302.5008 28) The Densest Sequence in the Unit Circle (with M. Boshernitzan). Preprint arxiv:0906.0045 29) Towers of powers (with M. Boshernitzan). Preprint 30) On the Hausdorff dimensions of a singular ergodic measure for some interval exchange transformations. Preprint arxiv: 1105.3633 31) On the frequency of balanced times in cylinder flows (with D. Ralston). Preprint arxiv:0908.4547 32) Homogeneous approximation for flows on flat surfaces. Preprint arxiv: 1110.6167 33) [0,1] is not a minimality detector for [0,1]^2. Preprint arxiv:0905.4276 34) On the Minkowski diagonal function for two real numbers. (with I. Kan and N. Moshchevitin) Diophantine analysis and related fields 2011 Papers stemming from undergraduate research: a) A theorem on accepted elasticity in certain local arithmetical congruence monoids. (with M. Banister, S. Chapman and W. Meyerson). Abh. Math. Semin. Univ. Hambg. 2009. b) On a result of James and Niven concerning unique factorization. (with M. Banister, S. Chapman and W. Meyerson). Elem. Math. 2007 c) On the arithmetic of arithmetical congruence monodies. (with M. Banister, S. Chapman and W. Meyerson). Colloq. Math. 2007 Service: Putnam committee Co-organizer of Max Dehn seminar, Wasatch topology conference, AMS Special session Salt Lake City, UT 2016, Rocky mountain dynamical systems conference, 2013 AMS special session in Ames, IA, CIRM conference on Teich space billiards and IETs in 2017, MRC Snowbird 2017, One week mentoring of Summer research cluster, Semester long program in Fields 2018
Taught mini-course in 3rd Houston summer school on dynamical systems Refereeing NSF Panels Mentoring: Matt Smith (graduate student passed preliminary and qualifying exams) Leonard Carapezza (PhD expected in Summer 2018) Mackenzie Simper (undergraduate research Spring 2016) Rebecca Hardenbrook (undergraduate research Fall 2017) Invited Talks: The horocycle flow on strata of trans surf Pingree park. Summer 2017 Almost every 3-IET is not simple. Math Cong of Am Summer 2017 Almost every 3-IET is not simple. Lille Spring 2017 Almost every 3-IET is not simple. Torun Spring 2017 Cobounded foliations are a path connected subest of PMF Bordeaux. Spring 2017 Cobnded fol are a path connected. Seminaire Geometrie IHES Winter 2017 Almost every 3-IET is not simple. Seminaire Dynamique. Winter 2017 Hausdorff dim of not uniquely erg. IETs. Flat Seminar IHP Winter 2017 Disjointess for 3-IETs colloquium Rouen Winter 2017 Hausdorff dim of not uniquely erg. IETs Geom and dynam of mod sp IHP Winter 2017 Hausdorff dim of not uniquely erg. IETs Penn State dynam. conf Fall 2016 Disjointess for 3-IETs Prob meth in dynam and app CRN Montreal Fall 2016 Masur's log laws and unique erg. Flat surf & dynam on mod CMO Summer 2016 Hdim and new for IETs Erg, lag & comb methods in dim th ICERM Spring 2016 Masur's log laws and unique erg. Dynam seminar U Chicago Winter 2016 Isom. and disj. for IETs and flows on flat surf TexAMPS Fall 2015 A mixing C infinity on a surf w/ only non-degen. saddles MWDS Fall 2015 Isom. and disj. for IETs and flows on flat surf CIRM Summer 2015 Isom. and disj. for IETs and flows on flat surf Stanford informal geom-top Fall Isomorphism and disjointness for IETs and flows on flat surfaces Ahlfor-Bers Fall Non-uniquely ergodic IETs Number theory seminar OSU Fall Isomorphism and disjointness for IETs and flows on flat surfaces OSU Colloq Fall Non-uniquely ergodic IETs BYU Colloquium Non-Uniquely ergodic IETs Utah GSAC The set of uniquely ergodic 4-IETs is path connected Wasatch Top. Summer A mixing C infinity on a surf w/ only non-degen. saddles Dynam & Numb Summer Minimal and not uniquely ergodic IETs GAN Conference Summer A mixing loc. Hamil. flow on a surf w/ only non-degen. saddles UC geom/top Spring Diophantine approximation for IETs U Denver Analysis seminar Spring The limit of some Teich. geodesics in PMF Comp. dynamo sem CUNY Spring
The set of uniquely ergodic 4 (or more)-iets is path connected Rice Dynamics meeting The set of uniquely ergodic 4 (or more)-iets is path connected Oberwolfach Spring Minimal and not uniquely ergodic IETs ICERM Fall 2013 Minimal and not uniquely ergodic IETs Penn State dynamics conf Fall 2013 Minimal and not uniquely ergodic IETs Max Dehn seminar Fall 2013 Some results that hold on every flat surface Texas ergodic theory seminar Fall 2013 The limit of some Teich. geodesics in PMF BYU Topology seminar Fall 2013 Interval exchange transformations Univ. North Texas Colloquium Spring 2013 The set of not uniquely ergodic 4-IETs has Hdim 5/2 AMS Boulder Sectional Spring 2013 Badly approximable directions on a flat surface AMS Boulder Sectional Spring 2013 Some results that hold on every flat surface OSU ergodic theory seminar Spring 2013 Some results that hold on every flat surface Maryland dynamics conference Spring 2013 Some results that hold on every flat surface Yale Dynam. of grp actions Winter 2013 Quantitative shrinking targets Actions on param. spaces Sde Boker Winter 2013 Quantitative shrinking targets Wasatch Topology Conf. Fall 2012 Badly approx. directions on flat surfaces and PMF Princ. erg th & stat mech Spring 2012 Quantitative shrinking targets Bloomington Geometry Workshop Spring 2012 Minimal and not uniquely ergodic IETs EIU Geom, Top & Dyn Day Spring 2012 Interval exchange transformations UIUC Colloquium Winter 2012 Badly approximable directions on flat surface Utah Max Dehn Seminar Winter 2012 Interval exchange transformations Utah Colloquium Winter 2012 Interval exchange transformations Toronto Colloquium Winter 2012 Badly approximable directions on flat surfaces Harvard Informal Dyn. sem. Fall 2011 Interval exchange transformations UIC colloquim Fall 2011 Interval exchange transformations Northwestern Dynamics seminar Fall 2011 Ergodicity of some skew products of IETs Cornell Dynamics seminar Fall 2011 Badly approximable directions on flat surfaces UIUC Erg theory seminar Fall 2011 Quantitative shrinking targets Seminaire Ernest Marseilles Summer 2011 On non-uniquely ergodic IETs Oberwolfach Spring 2011 Quantitative shrinking targets for IETs AMS Sectional Meeting Las Vegas Spring Gaps in saddle connection directions Maryland dynamics conference Spring Some Diophantine properties of IETs UIC Top, Geom, Dynam seminar Winter An introduction to IETs U Chicago Geom and Top seminar Winter Non-uniquely ergodic IETs Northwestern Dynamics seminar Fall Some skew products with exotic properties UIUC Groups seminar Some skew products with exotic properties Pingree park Dynam. Sys Workshop
Summer Some diophantine properties of IETs Syst. Dynam.: Espaces de pavages Summer Diophantine properties of IETs Hausdorff Institute Main Conference Summer Almost every pair of IETs is disjoint Seminaire ergodic Paris Summer Almost every pair of IETs is disjoint Teich seminar Marseilles Summer A Residual set of 4-IETS is Topologically Mixing Sem. Ernest Marseilles Spring Interval Exchange Transformations Dept. Colloq. U of Toronto Spring Diophantine properties of Interval Exchange Transformations and general systems Math Phys. Sem. U of Texas Spring Every Transformation is disjoint from almost every IET Workshop in dyn. sys. Penn St. Fall 2009 Universal Minimality Detectors Penn State, MASS colloq. Fall 2009 Shrinking Targets for IETs and Sequences Brandeis, Everytopic sem. Fall 2009 An introduction to IETs Brandeis, New dir. sem. Fall 2009 Every Transformation is disjoint from almost every IET Yale, Grp. act. sem Fall 2009 Shrinking Targets for IETs and Sequences Rice, Geom. & anal. seminar Fall 2009 Borel Cantelli Sequences Jena, Ger. frac. Geo. & stoch. sem. Summer 2009 Almost every pair of IETs is disjoint Texas A&M Grp. & Dyn. Spring 2008 Borel Cantelli Sequences Penn State, Cent. for geo. & dyn. Sem. Spring 2008 Borel Cantelli Sequences U of Houston, Dyn. & erg. th. sem. Spring 2008 Shrinking Targets and Related Properties Ohio State, Erg. th. & prob. sem. Spring 2008 Schrödinger Operators Defined by IETs Rice U, Geo & anal. sem. Fall 2008 Hausdorff Dimensions of Ergodic Measures of IETs U of Houston Summer 2008 Hausdorff Dimensions of Ergodic Measures of IETs Marseilles, France Summer 2008 Universal Ranges for Minimal Sequences Luminy, Fr. Sem. Ernest Summer 2008 Hausdorff Dimensions of Ergodic Measures of IETs, Rice U, Erg. th. sem., Spring 2007 Teaching Experience: Real Analysis Univ. Utah Fall 2016 Topics in Geometry Topology Univ. Utah Fall 2015 Real Analysis Univ. Utah Fall 2015 Topics in Geometry-Topology Univ. Utah Spring Complex Analysis Univ. Utah Spring 2015 Foundations of analysis Univ. Utah Fall Real Analyisis Univ. Utah Fall Undergrad problems Seminar Univ. Utah Fall Topics in Geometry-Topology Univ. Utah Spring Real Analyisis Univ. Utah Fall 2013 Accelerated Analysis Univ. Chicago Spring 2012 Accelerated Analysis Univ. Chicago Fall 2011
Differential Eq. (for Bio. & Chem.) Univ. Chicago Spring 2011 Multivariable Calc. (for Bio. & Chem.) Univ. Chicago Winter Calculus III Rice University Summer 2008 Differential Equations Rice University Fall 2007 Introduction to Hardy Fields Rice University Spring 2007 Calculus I Rice University Summer 2006